Author’s Purpose

By: Hope King

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Author’s Purpose

Why did the author write this book?

To

Persuade Us

To talk the reader into something

and make them believe it! Watch

out for the POWER of persuasion!

Persuasive

Polly

Listen to me! I am

VERY convincing! I

can make you change

the way you think or

feel!

I am persuasive Polly. I write to

persuade. I just bet that I convince

you of just about anything using my

explicit detail and power of

persuasion!

I wish we could start school in

September. The weather is so much

cooler and recess will not be nearly

as hot as it is right now. It will also

give us more time to rest during the

summer and our brains will be ready

for the new year. I just know that I

would try so much harder if I could

just have a few more days of summer

vacation!

Author’s Purpose

Why did the author write this book?

To

Inform Us

To provide the reader with new

information and teach us things

that we did not know. Look for the

FACTS!

I am a genius. I can

give you the facts on

just about anything!

You will learn so

much from me!

I am Informative Ian. I can give you the

inside scoop on just about anything and

everything you want to know. I can

teach you new and interesting

information! Not that I am

bragging…but I am kind of a genius!

Have you ever taken a look at an African

Elephant’s trunk up close and personal? Did

you know that just the trunk on this

fascinating creature can be up to seven feet

long? It can suck as much as two gallons of

water into it’s trunk at one time. That is like

two gallons of milk! They can also use this

magnificent trunk to make loud trumpeting

noises to scare away predators. I wish my

nose could do all of that!

Author’s Purpose

Why did the author write this book?

To

Entertain Us

To make the reader feel something:

Happy

Sad

Scared

Curious

I am entertaining Elvis. I am here to

entertain you and make you take on the

feelings in my story. I use descriptive

vocabulary that appeals to your five

senses! Listen closely as I tell you a

story about my dog named Teddy Bear.

One day, Teddy Bear decided to take a little trip

around Graceland. Now, a little something you should

know about Teddy Bear is that he could really get

down a boogie! He was convinced he could teach other

animals how to dance. He went to the horses, but they

just tripped over their big cloppy feet! He then moved

on to the cows but they were too lazy to mooooove! He

then tried to teach the cats but they must of have

been FRADY CATS because they were scared of their

own shadow! Teddy Bear decided to go back to his own

Elvis who would break it down with him all night long!

nform

What are author’s cooking

up?